What I Think About When I Think About Art

Andy Goldsworthy

I was in San Francisco last week, near the Presidio, scouting around for something to see or do before heading home. I discovered that there are two Goldsworthy pieces in the Presidio. He’s made a third one that opened yesterday and I’m eager to see it. Here’s Tree Line:

Many of Goldsworthy’s pieces involve natural elements that are carefully fitted together. For this piece, he picked out logs that fit together well and created the curve he wanted. Since these logs aren’t easily shoved around, it must’ve taken awhile to get the right combination. But it creates such a graceful line.